Apr 23,2007Two guns lead to three arrests at Beantown Bounce by Cheryl McDermott

Three teenagers were arrested Saturday afternoon outside of the Beantown Bounce dance competition in Boston after they brandished a firearm, authorities reported

Boston Police officers from Roxbury District B-2 were monitoring the crowd outside the Reggie Lewis Center where about 2,000 juveniles were attending the event.

According to a news release, as the kids were exiting the building about 4:15 p.m. April 21, officers observed one of three occupants of a vehicle double-parked on Malcolm X Bouldevard brandish a weapon.Officers moved in quickly, secured the car and arrested the driver and two passengers after apparently seizing two firearms.

Dominque Hardmon, 18, and two 16-year-old boys, all of Dorchester, were taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.